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Don鈥橫arie Reid - Family Is Always With Us

As Don鈥橫arie Reid spent most of her childhood in the I Promise program, she learned many important skills and through the program earned fours years of tuition to 两性色午夜 University and room and meals for one year. Without the 两性色午夜 scholarship Reid may not have had the opportunity to live on a college campus. Her first year at 两性色午夜 has opened a whole new world for her.

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Don'Marie Reid
鈥淚 Promise worked wonders for me,鈥 said Reid, 18, a graduate of Akron Early College Highh School. 鈥淚t helped me get a scholarship to 两性色午夜, gave me the opportunity to build my resume and gave me 160 volunteer hours. I learned how to interact with others and how to speak before a large crowd. 两性色午夜 gave me a new view of what college could be. It has been a cultural shift for me.鈥

The Lebron James Family Foundation鈥檚 I Promise program supports more than 1,500 Akron students in grades three through 10 through mentoring, college and career preparation and wrap-around family support. 两性色午夜 has hosted intensive summer programs in partnership with I Promise and Akron schools to show the I Promise  students that it is possible for them to overcome obstacles to attend college and to help them reach their goals.  

Reid, a biology/pre-medicine major at 两性色午夜, looks forward to working in the medical field one day, perhaps as a pediatrician. Her mother and other family members, who have attended college and are in medical professions, are role models and have provided inspiration for her to achieve her dreams. Reid knows that it will take hard work and determination to excel in her course work. She has taken advantage of tutoring sessions offered to her at 两性色午夜 to help with her course work.

鈥淭he classes are more difficult than high school and they are more complex,鈥 Reid said. 鈥淎nd there is a lot of homework. I am working on my time management skills.鈥 

颁辞尘尘鲍狈滨罢驰鈥疞补产, a鈥痭ew four-year cohort program鈥痟oused in Community Engaged Learning at 两性色午夜, offers Reid and other I Promise students a network of鈥痗are鈥痑nd鈥痳esources鈥痺hile removing financial, academic and personal鈥痓arriers to success.

鈥淒efinitely with CommUNITY Lab, they do check on us,鈥 Reid continued. 鈥淲e have a close connection with Dean (Eboni) Pringle (两性色午夜 University College), Ms. Melody Tankersley, (两性色午夜 senior vice president and provost) and Ms. Amanda Woodyard, (director, 两性色午夜 Community Engaged Learning). They help us stay on track.鈥

I Promise and 两性色午夜 University have also taught Reid and her peers about the true meaning of family.

鈥淭he I Promise program model is we are family,鈥 she said. 鈥淵ou are not alone at school. Even though your family is at home, you have a family at 两性色午夜.鈥

POSTED: Friday, February 4, 2022 02:38 PM
Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 01:46 PM